Experience

Intertech Consulting, Inc.
• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Powerbuilder Developer

  • Jan 2019 - Present


Darn Bear Software

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Powerbuilder Architect

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2018

  Maintained and enhanced a mature software package built for Oil & Gas traders and transporters using PowerBuilder 12.6 and SQL Server 2016. Upgraded the software to PowerBuilder 2017. Evolved the product from reliance upon a single database to a Service Broker-based architecture that links multiple databases. Maintained the supporting infrastructure of a SQL Server Service Broker-based architecture for inter-database communications. Currently working on an AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification. Show less



Benevis via CN-TEC

• Powerbuilder Developer

  • Feb 2014 - Dec 2014

  Supported a large Powerbuilder 12.5 application for the Dental industry. Performed enhancements and troubleshooting. Supported a large Powerbuilder 12.5 application for the Dental industry. Performed enhancements and troubleshooting.



BellSoft / Alcon

• Powerbuilder Developer

  • Nov 2012 - Feb 2014

  Providing support and enhancements to three existing systems in the Medical devices industry. Providing support and enhancements to three existing systems in the Medical devices industry.

• Senior Powerbuilder Developer

  • Dec 2009 - Nov 2012

EDS, an HP Company
• India
• Consumer Services
• Contract PowerbuilderProgrammer

  • Dec 2008 - Nov 2009

MES Solutions
• United States
• Insurance
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Contract Powerbuilder Programmer

  • Jun 2008 - Nov 2008


Spectra Energy

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Developer

  • Jul 2006 - May 2008

  Provided production support for an existing Powerbuilder 9.0 application Developed enhancements to that application based upon new user requirementsGathered and documented all user requirements for a new system involving the management of cash flow for large pipeline construction projectsDeveloped a thorough understanding of the overall business of my user groupCreated the functional and technical design for the applicationDesigned the structure of all database tables and defined the relationships between them.Performed most programming tasks in the construction of the application.Written multiple Database stored procedures and query programming using T-SQL Was later asked to lead two additional developers when the scope of the project increased.Provided technical support to my user group for many non-Powerbuilder related issues - no problem was left unsolvedProvided troubleshooting assistance for a new PeopleSoft implementation when several critical issues remained unsolved Show less

• Lead Powerbuilder Developer

  • 2006 - 2008



Rhobuck Group

• Internet Business Owner

  • Oct 2004 - Jun 2006

  Ran two internet businesses from my home. Nutritional and domain sales. Ran two internet businesses from my home. Nutritional and domain sales.



Energy Solutions International

• Support Analyst

  • Jan 2003 - Sep 2004

  Provided production support for four large oil and gas companies using our software. Part of a project team tasked with the design and development of additional functionality for a small Risk Management package. Resolved any customer issues reported for that package as well as our trading software (GASMAN) and gathering / transportation software (GTS). Was required to perform the technical design and development for enhancements to each system. Achieved a level of system stability where only one customer had reported any issues in the last two months. Technologies utilized were PowerBuilder 7.0, Sybase SQL Server. Performed technical design and database design for a customer issue tracking system developed in-house. This system, the Customer Care Toolkit, was developed using the C sharp and the .Net framework. Worked with potential users of the system to capture their data and properly identify required screens and reports. Milestones for the project were maintained using MS Project. Show less



MI Drilling

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Developer/Analyst

  • Sep 2002 - Dec 2002

  Helped project team complete development of an inventory tracking system for oil field equipment. The technologies utilized were PowerBuilder 6.5 and Oracle 8i. Performed extensive unit testing of screens and system testing of processes. Wrote several stored procedures using PL/SQL. The system was using a pre-existing system as the starting point. Helped project team complete development of an inventory tracking system for oil field equipment. The technologies utilized were PowerBuilder 6.5 and Oracle 8i. Performed extensive unit testing of screens and system testing of processes. Wrote several stored procedures using PL/SQL. The system was using a pre-existing system as the starting point.



Reliant Energy

• United States
• Utilities
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Analyst

  • Jan 2002 - Aug 2002

  Assumed responsibility for completion of the implementation of two large software packages: Sungard's Epsilon and Altra's GMS (now Caminus) both with an Oracle v8.1.7 backend. Worked closely with both vendors to ensure that deliverables were met and did extensive gap analysis to identify the absence of any desired functionality. Wrote several triggers and stored procedures using PL/SQL to populate five audit tables for reporting purposes, as the Caminus product was lacking some audit capability. Wrote several MS Access macros to address several user-reporting needs. Worked with the Chief Risk Officer to put together a MS PowerPoint presentation outlining the total project timeline from it's beginning to the present and detailing significant events. Show less

• Developer/Analyst

  • Dec 1999 - Jan 2002

  Dramatically improved the marketability of two fairly immature software products through extensive design and development. Participated in the implementation of a Risk Management software package at a client site. This involved the design and development of several enhancements to the product using PowerBuilder 4.0 with a Sybase, SQL Server 7.0 backend. The customer was highly dissatisfied prior to my involvement. Upon completion of the implementation, the product went into production and the client enthusiastically agreed to serve as a reference. ESI took on a twenty-day implementation of a single pipeline gathering system using PowerBuilder 7.0 and MS SQL Server 7.0.Designed and built the Nominations, Confirmations, and Allocations process with functional input from two of our team members. Provided an end result of a fully functional Gas Transportation / Gathering system that ESI is now marketing to several gas companies in South America. Show less

• Lead Powerbuilder Developer

  • 1999 - 2002



Union Carbide

• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Developer/Analyst

  • Apr 1999 - Oct 1999

  Participated in the re-write of a system used to track the physical properties of various chemicals using PowerBuilder 6.5 with an Oracle 7.0 backend. Was responsible for the translation of units conversion program from Pascal to Powerscript. The system that existed previously was written primarily in HyperCard, a language unique to Apple computers. Produced several Stored procedures and triggers using PL/SQL. Participated in the re-write of a system used to track the physical properties of various chemicals using PowerBuilder 6.5 with an Oracle 7.0 backend. Was responsible for the translation of units conversion program from Pascal to Powerscript. The system that existed previously was written primarily in HyperCard, a language unique to Apple computers. Produced several Stored procedures and triggers using PL/SQL.



Engage Energy

• United States
• Executive Offices

• Developer/Analyst

  • Nov 1998 - Mar 1999

  Helped complete the requirements gathering phase for the Confirmations module of a Gas Marketing system. Completed the functional and technical design of the entire Confirmations module. For the Physical Deal Entry group, developed the screens responsible for tracking and maintaining gas prices in the system using PowerBuilder 6.5 and PFC 6.0.

• Consultant

  • 1998 - 1999



Service Corporation International

• Individual and Family Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Developer

  • May 1998 - Nov 1998

  Responsible for completion of four large SQR reports. Completion of this task involved extensive interaction with three user groups to collect requirements, gathering feedback on work to date, and obtaining signoff on different phases of development. Each report required considerable testing and entry of large volumes of test data. During downtime while issues were being resolved, began making bug fixes to the client's PowerBuilder 5.0 application. This involved being assigned a TPR (problem report) and addressing it before being assigned another one. Show less



Texaco

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Developer

  • Feb 1997 - May 1998

  Supported a large Gas Transportation system and the accompanying accounting module.Developed using PowerBuilder 4.0 with Sybase as the backend. Responsible for taking customer calls, troubleshooting production problems, and changing existing code if the determined cause was a programming error. Debugged and wrote several T-SQL stored procedures, triggers Solely responsible for the installation of a scheduling package developed using PowerBuilder 5.0 known as BatchMan. Was in constant contact with the vendor and helped them to correct several programming errors in the package from the Beta version. Performed maintenance of this application in Production and the scheduling of reports Participated in the migration of primary applications from PowerBuilder 4.0 to PowerBuilder 5.0 with PFC. Performed continued maintenance of our primary applications and the BatchMan application allowed me to attain a high proficiency with PowerBuilder 5.0. Show less

• Contract Programmer

  • 1997 - 1998



Continental Airlines

• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Developer

  • Oct 1996 - Dec 1996

  Assisted with a high velocity effort to customize Dun & Bradstreet's Human Resources software to meet the specific needs of the customer. Developed and customized application with PowerBuilder 4.0. Wrote a large number of stored procedures. Assisted with a high velocity effort to customize Dun & Bradstreet's Human Resources software to meet the specific needs of the customer. Developed and customized application with PowerBuilder 4.0. Wrote a large number of stored procedures.



BSG Alliance / IT

• Consultant

  • Jul 1992 - Oct 1996

  Performed consulting and programming services for several clients, which included Compaq; Developed several applications using PowerBuilder ,Sybase and BSG's foundation class Blueprint. Performed consulting and programming services for several clients, which included Compaq; Developed several applications using PowerBuilder ,Sybase and BSG's foundation class Blueprint.


BSG Alliance
• Puerto Rico
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Lead Consultant

  • 1992 - 1996

BSG Alliance IT
• Lead Consultant

  • 1992 - 1996